I normally don’t drink Pinot Noirs. However a trip to the Sonoma Wine Country up in the Bay Area landed me in Healdsburg where the La Crema tasting room was located. With some friends we tried their normal tasting flights which were decent. The lady serving us was kind enough to allow us to try the “higher quality” wine. She had us taste the difference between the Sonoma Coast, Russian RIver Valley and Los Carneros PInots. There was a significant difference between Sonoma Coast and the latter two. After whetting our appetite on these three Pinot Noirs, she brought out the Nine Barrel.
And wow! The difference between the Nine Barrel and the other three was immediate. The Nine Barrel left me very impressed both at the flavor and how smooth it was. I generally do not like tannins and this one had very little comparatively speaking to the three previous PInot Noirs.
In the end, each one of us bought at least one Nine Barrel. Her tactical whetting of our appetite brought in at least 2 bottles worth of sale.
If you like reds and aren’t stuck with one particular varietal, I highly suggest you try this. It might be expensive ($90/bottle) but it was worth very penny in my opnion.
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